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Novi Connect Notches $40M to Drive Sustainability
February 07, 2022

Novi Connect, a business-to-business (B2B) marketplace for sustainable, innovative ingredients and packaging, raised $40 million in a funding round led by Tiger Global. The round also saw participation from Defy.vc and Greylock, and the new funding brings Novi’s total investments to more than $51 million....

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CRM Software Maker Remberg Closes $12.6M Series A
February 07, 2022

Remberg, a Munich-based customer relationship management (CRM) software maker, has raised 11 million euros ($12.58 million) in Series A financing, the startup announced Sunday (Feb. 6). The company said it plans to use the money to further expand sales, product and engineering. This most recent...

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Aleo Blockchain Raises $200M for Privacy-Minded DeFi
February 07, 2022

Cryptocurrency startup Aleo Systems recently raised $200 million in a Series B fundraising round that will allow the company to roll out its private, programmable Aleo blockchain network “later this year,” according to a CoinDesk report Monday (Feb. 7). SoftBank and Kora Management co-led Aleo’s...

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Saudi Delivery-as-a-Service Company BARQ Raises $4M
February 07, 2022

BARQ, a Delivery-as-a-Service (DaaS) startup, has raised $4 million in its latest funding round to deliver growth, WAYA reported Monday (Feb. 7). Founded two years ago by Abdullah AlShalhoub and Ahmad Habbal, the Saudi Arabia-based company said it plans to use the cash to expand...

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Sequoia Leads $450M Investment into Polygon
February 07, 2022

Venture capital firm Sequoia Capital has led a $450 million investment in blockchain network Polygon as part of a larger effort to fund Web3, CNBC reported Monday (Feb. 7). Polygon serves as a support layer to Ethereum, which itself supports the ether cryptocurrency, helping it...

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UK VC Firm SuperSeed Raises $41M
February 07, 2022

U.K. venture capital firm SuperSeed has wrapped the first closing of its new fund at 31 million pounds ($41 million) targeting a final close of 50 million pounds ($67 million). The company said the fund will invest in 30 to 35 startups, focusing on firms...

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UK Alternative Lender ThinCats Secures $135M
February 07, 2022

ThinCats, an alternative lender based in the U.K., has secured up to 100 million pounds ($135 million) in additional funding for small- to medium-sized businesses (SMBs) through an extension of its partnership with Insight Investment. The company announced the new funding on its website Monday...

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Taffi Raises $2M+ Seed Funding for AI-Powered Fashion Marketplace
February 04, 2022

Artificial intelligence (AI)-powered fashion marketplace Taffi has raised more than $2 million in seed financing, Magnitt reported Friday (Feb. 4). Impact46 and Al-Rashed Group (ARG) led Taffi’s seed financing round, with participation from angel investors from WomenSpark, Sultan Al-Hokair, founder of the fashion retail company...

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AI Startup Two Platforms Backed by Jio with $15M
February 04, 2022

Silicon Valley artificial intelligence (AI) startup Two Platforms (TWO) was backed with a $15 million investment from India’s Jio Platforms in exchange for a 25% stake in the company on a fully diluted basis, according to a blog post from TWO on Wednesday (Feb. 2)....